Prevalence and risk factors of neck pain in military office workers

An extensive cross-sectional questionnaire was used to estimate the prevalence of neck pain and to identify risk factors (short term to long term) in the occurrence of neck pain in military office workers. Two standardized scales (Neck Disability Index and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) allowed asse...

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Published in:Military medicine 2008-05, Vol.173 (5), p.474-479
Main Authors: De Loose, Veerle, Burnotte, Frédéric, Cagnie, Barbara, Stevens, Veerle, Van Tiggelen, Damien
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Belgium - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cumulative Trauma Disorders - epidemiology
Cumulative Trauma Disorders - etiology
Disability
Disability Evaluation
Female
Health Status Indicators
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal Diseases - epidemiology
Musculoskeletal Diseases - etiology
Neck pain
Neck Pain - epidemiology
Neck Pain - etiology
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Posture
Prevalence
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workplace
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Summary:An extensive cross-sectional questionnaire was used to estimate the prevalence of neck pain and to identify risk factors (short term to long term) in the occurrence of neck pain in military office workers. Two standardized scales (Neck Disability Index and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) allowed assessment of the impact of neck pain on the person's life and the pain-related fear avoidance. A total of 629 completed questionnaires were evaluated which revealed the following: lifetime prevalence (78%), week prevalence (53%), point prevalence (59%), year prevalence (65%) (once-only, 19%; regular, 51%; long term, 15%; never, 7%). The results of this study provided support for the role of physical and psychosocial job characteristics in the etiology of neck pain in military office workers.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/milmed.173.5.474